蘑 mó
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 磨 millstone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
蘑菇
mógu
mushroom
Characters in this word
菇 gū
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 姑 father's sister
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种野生蘑菇外形普通，却含有足以致命的毒素。 Zhè zhǒng yěshēng mógu wàixíng pǔtōng, què hányǒu zúyǐ zhìmìng de dúsù. This wild mushroom looks ordinary, yet it contains toxins sufficient to be fatal.
- 我们在雨后的森林里采到了很多蘑菇。 Wǒmen zài yǔ hòu de sēnlín lǐ cǎi dào le hěn duō mógu. After the rain, we picked lots of mushrooms in the forest.
- 妈妈用蘑菇和鸡蛋做了一碗热汤。 Māma yòng mógu hé jīdàn zuò le yì wǎn rè tāng. Mom made a bowl of hot soup with mushrooms and eggs.
Related words
- 南瓜 nánguā pumpkin; squash
- 萝卜 luóbo radish; turnip
- 姜 jiāng ginger
- 解渴 jiěkě to quench thirst
- 坚果 jiānguǒ nut; nuts
- 口香糖 kǒuxiāngtáng chewing gum
- 奶酪 nǎilào cheese
- 啃 kěn to gnaw; to nibble; to work through with effort
- 乳制品 rǔzhìpǐn dairy products
- 咀嚼 jǔjué to chew; to ponder
- 柿子 shìzi persimmon
- 嚼 jiáo to chew; to ponder